SIM Engineer

The Company

Founded in 2009, Cubic Telecom has grown to become one of the leading providers of connectivity solutions and analytics services that help vehicle and IoT device manufacturers manage and grow revenue streams. Fast paced, smart, ambitious, and continually seeking new, ideas. That’s us, is it you? At Cubic you will find an environment filled with energy and collaboration, where we set out every day to improve not just the world, but ourselves and each other.

The Role

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic SIM Engineer to join the SIM Engineering team, as the team expands to support Cubic’s increasing customers and solutions portfolio.

The SIM Engineering team is responsible for delivering Cubic solutions in the SIM/eSIM Remote SIM Provisioning technology domain, delivering state-of-the-art technology projects with global connectivity reach to the automotive, agriculture and transport industries. We build connectivity solutions which leverage remote sim provisioning platforms, managing a complex ecosystem of SIM/eSIM technologies whilst executing on SIM/eSIM card logistics and fulfilment and supporting a global customer base.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be exposed to new connectivity technologies such as 5G, non-terrestrial networks, and eSIM evolution to GSMA specification SGP.32 and beyond, and will influence Cubic’s connectivity solutions accordingly. The successful candidate should be comfortable proactively working in a dynamic, highly flexible environment, bring a positive and collaborative attitude to work with an open and analytical mind.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop and document new features or products to the existing Cubic SIM/eSIM solutions for M2M and IoT customers
• Research, learn and show case new technologies to improve existing Cubic Connectivity product offering via enhanced SIM/eSIM features and play a leading role in the development of new product opportunities for the business
• Develop new concepts and share knowledge across teams on new technologies and updates in the market
• Participate in RFx processes for the selection and onboarding of new suppliers.
• Design, develop, test SIM-based applications and tools supporting SIM applications and their integration within the ecosystem
• Learn and solve customer pain-points for improved end-user experience and customer satisfaction
• Continuously interact with the rest of the technology teams and gain visibility of E2E process and solutions

What is in it for you

This is a great opportunity for a SIM Engineer to gain more knowledge of the complete End-to-End process of SIM/eSIM ordering and provisioning, SIM/eSIM Over-the-Air (OTA) infrastructure and management, SIM Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) solutions for M2M and IoT, SIM – device – network interaction and more. It offers a great opportunity to demonstrate technical and organisational abilities and bring innovative ideas to life, working in a small team of experienced engineers at the cutting edge of M2M, and IoT eSIM technologies, supporting other technical teams on full end to end solutions and being exposed to a diverse range of areas across the business.

Required Skills

• Third level qualification in a technology discipline such as engineering, computer science or a similar discipline
• 6 – 9 years working in a technology organisation, preferably telecoms technology, with up to 5 years’ experience in SIM/eSIM/OTA engineering R&D
• Strong working experience and deep understanding of:
• Javacard 2.2.2+ development and testing
• Remote SIM Provisioning technologies GSMA SGP.02, GSMA SGP.22/SGP.32 and beyond
• ETSI/3GPP smart card/(U)SIM specifications, ISO 7816, Global Platform 2.2+ specifications
• On-hands modem/TCU testing
• SIM OTA development and testing
• SIM Security knowledge
• Monitoring and alerting tools e.g., DataDog, Zabbix
• Java, C#, SQL, scripting knowledge

• Proactive and open-minded person with analytical & problem-solving thinking
• Fast learner who likes to deep-dive within multiple technologies
• Quality focused individual with curiosity for technology
• Ability to work unsupervised and take responsibility for the completion of tasks.
• Effective communication skills

Desirable Skills

• Proven track record in working with operations/support teams.
• Experience using Atlassian tools, e.g., Confluence, Jira
• Experience working on Kanban model to deliver results
• Experience/knowledge of Postman API
• Demonstratable ability to solve complex problems and propose new perspectives on existing solutions.
• Works independently; receives minimal guidance.
• Ability to act as a mentoring resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Willingness to contribute to process improvements
• Ability to lead the work of small project teams
• Works with minimal guidance
• Professional Certifications in specialised discipline.
• Strong industry experience with leading companies.